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Chapter Four: The Pawn, Once More

"Hiya Harry, Ron!" called Anthony cheerfully. He wiped his ink-stained hands on his trousers, leaving black smears, and wiped his forehead, leaving another black smear. "Colin Creevey asked me for help with developing his pictures into proper ones — magical ones, I mean. It's hard going, I have to say. I'd show you, but—" He looked regretfully back at the cloth "—but I barely fit under there by myself without knocking things over."

"Yeah, well, could we borrow you for a second?" asked Harry. "We need your help."

As Ron took the vial of hair out from his pocket, Harry scanned the room. It couldn't have belonged to anyone in here, either.

"Of course," said Anthony, taking the vial from Ron, handling it carefully. "Cool, what kind of animal is it? Looks kind of like Demiguise hair — how did you get a hold of this stuff? It costs like an arm and leg! Unless you bought it on the black market, in which case it's probably Hag hair—"

"Human," said Ron. "Well, we think."

"Anthony's knowledge of normal human behaviour is somewhat lacking, so he might not be much help," said Terry nastily, and Harry shot him a glare. For once, he was glad of being an Obscurial because Terry shrank back in fear.

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